weren't
/ˈwɜːnt/
"weren-t" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“weren't” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,138. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,138
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraction of were + not.
Corpus desk
Index EN-weren-t · weren't · English
weren't · rank #2,138 · 10 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,138
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH transport
Nearest frequency peer: transport (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “weren't”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- surprised
surprised
97,866 corpus weight
- taught
taught
97,865 corpus weight
- transport
transport
97,864 corpus weight
- weren't
weren't
97,863 corpus weight
- accepted
accepted
97,862 corpus weight
- adding
adding
97,861 corpus weight
What this shows “weren't” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weren't |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈwɜːnt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,138 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “weren't”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around weren't (IPA /ˈwɜːnt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,138 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Contraction of were + not.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for weren't, with forms such as "ewren't", "weern't", and "were'nt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: were + -n't The correct English form is weren't, spelled W-E-R-E-N-'-T.
Definition
- 1Contraction of were + not.
Etymology
were + -n't
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewren't
- weern't
- were'nt
- weren'tt
- werenn't
- werent'
- werne't
- werren't
- wreen't
- wweren't
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weren't - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weren't", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).